We'll post the latest scams here.
These examples may help you learn what an Inland Revenue scam looks like.
Income tax assessment scams
4 June 2020
Details to remember about scams:
- We'll email you from an @ird.govt.nz or @ironline.ird.govt.nz address
- We'll never use x's in place of your actual IRD number in an email to you
- We'll never put a refund amount in an email
- We'll use the tax year from 1 April to 31 March in income tax assessments
Income tax update scam
22 July 2019
Details that show this is a scam:
- Not from an Inland Revenue email address
- No personalised greeting
- Includes a specific dollar amount of refund
- Includes a bogus IRD number
- The link points to a non-Inland Revenue address
- Strangely worded – says it is an income tax update but then talks about GST returns and refunds
Return due scam
16 July 2019
Details that show this is a scam:
- No personalised greeting
- The link points to a non-Inland Revenue address
- Includes a specific dollar amount of refund
- Strangely worded – says it is a return reminder, but then mentions a refund amount and overpayment
- Notes a weird tax period and dates
Overpayment IR3 scam
26 April 2019
Details that show this is a scam:
- From a strange non-IR address
- No personalised greeting
- Strangely worded - refers to both income tax and GST returns
- The link does not point to an Inland Revenue address
My business is here scam
3 April 2019
Details that show this is a scam:
- From a strange non-IR email address
- No personalised greeting
- Strangely worded
- Specific dollar amount or refund
- The link points to non-Inland Revenue address
